My new Lowboy

[Espeefan]

Originally Posted by fhhhstix

Very nice! Even the sag looks realistic! When you go over bumps, maybe the deck will bounce a little, just like the heavily loaded 1:1s!

[Tamiya Cowboy]

Very cool Travy were do I put my order in for one.. Not joking..

[SmallHaul]

Great looking trailers Travis. Nice design.

[fhhhstix]

Originally Posted by sparkycuda

Followup on wheels - did you make them from PVC pipe fitting or turn from something else? Very good looking! I'd say your "experiment" with lathe and rotary table was a resounding success. Now, just find a CNC machine and run those babies out in mass!!

Ken

Thanks Ken they are delrin they started as a 3 ft x 2in rod and I wish I had 100 more of the rims.

Originally Posted by Tamiya Cowboy

Very cool Travy were do I put my order in for one.. Not joking..

Thanks Paul we will have to see how it turns out with the neck on it.

Originally Posted by SmallHaul

Great looking trailers Travis. Nice design.

Thanks Scott I just wanted to try some thing different and the plastic is easy to work with.

Thanks everybody for looking.

Travis

[JAMMER]

Travis good looking lowboy and I like the quad axle. How wide is it and are those plastic wheels or aluminum they look good to?

[fhhhstix]

Originally Posted by JAMMER

Travis good looking lowboy and I like the quad axle. How wide is it and are those plastic wheels or aluminum they look good to?

Thanks Jammer it is 7 7/8 in wide and it will have another 3/4 to an inch on each side when the outriggers are folded out. The rims are one piece delrin with bearings in the rims.

Travis

[JAMMER]

That won't be wide enough for my machine it 12 niches wide at the outside of the cats. I guess after I get every thing else built I will have to build a beam trailer to haul it. You have done a nice job so far and the wheels look real good. Ed

[td9clyde]

would that be a hundred more duals or 50 in pairs or 100 tires or 200 i got lost somewhere ??????...............oh the head hurts already just thinkin about that many more lmao i think Izzy would have to stay a couple weeks to help on that one i wouldn't be able to walk outta my shop all the delron strips i wouldn't be seen i would be all covered up lol

[fhhhstix]

That would be 100 rims to fit 200 tires and hay I can wish can't I?

Travis

[td9clyde]

lol you might get that many over a looooooooooooooong time frame lol yea wishin is all good too it wouldn't be so hard if i had more tooling

[ihbuilder]

Originally Posted by td9clyde

would that be a hundred more duals or 50 in pairs or 100 tires or 200 i got lost somewhere ??????...............oh the head hurts already just thinkin about that many more lmao i think Izzy would have to stay a couple weeks to help on that one i wouldn't be able to walk outta my shop all the delron strips i wouldn't be seen i would be all covered up lol

henry after a 100 , I got to clean out my lathe just on the dish side . 200 wheels will fill a 55gal drum with chips/shavings packed

[tc1cat]

Trailers look great! The wheels really set them apart. Isn't delrin fun to work with???

Lynn

[td9clyde]

lol man i had a big pile of delron strips this stuff shaves insted of chips and grindings lol

[tc1cat]

That's one of the wonders of delrin. No matter how much you want to turn off of a part, you always get a ribbon/string. Just one word of warning- DO NOT TRY AND PULL THE RIBBONS/STRINGS OFF OF A PART WHILE IT IS TURNING!!!! Have seen one guy lose part of a finger trying to do this. Not a pretty sight!

Lynn

[td9clyde]

ooooooooooooooops lol Travis and Izzy and myself was doin this alot when they was hangin out

[Heavy Metal]

Real nice work on the wheels guys. Trailer looking good Travis. Looking forward to the finish product.

[Izzy]

get enough orders and we could find a local screw machine company to run a batch. but man that's a lot of lug nut holes!!!

[BullDog]

Travis,this a great build and using delrin plastic nice.I would love to have a trailer where do we place the order...

[Kid@heart]

Nice job with the delrin rims, how has the fibre reinforced plastic worked so far? Easy to tool? How about joining pieces?

[fhhhstix]

Originally Posted by Kid@heart

Nice job with the delrin rims, how has the fibre reinforced plastic worked so far? Easy to tool? How about joining pieces?

Thanks I got more delrin today for the center caps. The trailer is made of c board not FRP and it works well it machines easier than delrin. Every thing has to be joined using mechanical fasteners glue is useless.

Travis